Sentencing delayed for first of 'State School Six'

New date has not been set

CORPUS CHRISTI - Sentencing for one of the six state school defendants has been postponed because the judge in the case is ill.

The start of D'Angelo Riley's sentencing phase was set to begin Thursday morning, but had been rescheduled for the afternoon in 117th District Judge Sandra Watts' court. However, she will be out sick the rest of the day, court officials said.

They said a new date has not been set.

Riley, 23, pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of injury to a disabled person. His guilty plea came after his attorney failed to keep a videotaped interview with police out of evidence.

Each third-degree felony count is punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and as much as a $10,000 fine.

He is the first of the six to be convicted in the Corpus Christi State School fight club case. Five of the six are accused of staging the fights among residents with mental disabilities. A sixth defendant is accused of failing to intervene.